Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-17

county, ILL.,, claims to have sawed 40
cords Of wood in two weeks ana
challenged anybody to beat that A
Benton man has accepted the chal
lenge' and a match for 500 a side is
to take place in March next
II. II. CHANDLER, Of Galena, who
runs branch stores in this city and
Dodgeville, is establishing another
branch In Richland Center. The
people Of Richland county may con
fidently rely on square, honest deal
ing by Mr.. Chandler and all his aids
and assistants.
THE Dodgeville San says, "Our
citizens are considerably excited
over the railroad question once more,
but it is the same old story and ex
cites but little interest" How can
a person decide on the amount of
excitement from such a self-contra
dictory paragraph
Ir is believed that mineral de-
posits may be found among the bills
Of Crawford county near Boscobel.
a stock company with a capital of
S., ,000,0 ia about to be organized
to begin prospecting. a number of
farms in the vicinity are being
leased by spectators for mining
purposes.
DREsEN, THE TAILOR, is ready
for the spring trade. He has a mag
nificant stock of suitings, etc, on
hand, and is better prepared than
ever to turn out artisticaliy fitting
garments. lie is conversant with
the latest styles and novelties, and
is determined to keep to the front
and give satisfaction. Everybody
is invited to call and inspect. 7w3
PROF. BECK, of the Normal, re-
ceiyed the gratifying intelligence
last week from the Board of Normal
School Regents that they had added
the sum of three hundred dollars to
his salary, making it eighteen hun
dred dollars per year. Inasmuch as
the increase was made without his
solicitation it is the more gratifying
and is a high complement to a very
worthy gentleman.-Graat Go. VT
ness.
Mr.. SAINT 1RELoAR having sold
his farm and departed for Califor-
MIA, his wife will on Thursday,
March Sd, offer at auction on the
premises, y miles east of this city,
lot of stock, machinery, house
hold goods, etc. There are sixteen
head of cattle, nine of them milk
ers. The machinery is in frst-class
condition, nearly as good as new.
Among the household goods are
many desirable articles. Terms, 8
months, interest at per cent.
THE building committee Of the
Lacrosse county asylum visited our
county's new asylum last week, and
it proved SO satisfactory to them
that they have employed Mr.. John
Charles, who furnished the plans
and specifications and superintended
the erection thereof, to perform the
same duties for them. This is q
high compliment to Mr.. Charles,
and very gratifying to the building
committee and citizens of the county
in general.
SULPHUR is now q marketable
product here, and it is being mined
for to some extent. Thus far, how
ever, Messrs. Foster u Short are the
only parties that have sold any.
Last fall they got out two car loads,
and last week another like amount
belonging to them was put on board
the cars 1t is being shipped to
Tennessee. The price paid is $500
per ton. This price does not appear
very encouraging, but when the sul-
phur is taken out while mining
after and securing drybone and
blackjack it's different, you know.
A MINER named Sowls, who but
3 fay- ,,s,f, tba acsg aop4a In,.a frrr,